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The Happy Uncles

Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 50
Fine Dining
100 Voortrekker Rd, Salt River, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
(414 reviews)
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Attributes

  • Romantic
  • Wheelchair Friendly
  • Serves Halaal
  • Gourmet Guide Plated
  • Reviewers' Choice 2023 - Top 50

A humble group of chefs that know their way around ingredients and flavors.

Gourmet Guide Description

The first fully Halaal fine dining restaurant in South Africa was a happy accident. Originally a food production facility, it evolved into a small, intimate restaurant that draws a variety of diners to this unlikely site on busy Voortrekker Road in industrial Salt River.

Service during your four-, six- or eight-course lunch or dinner is attentive and hands-on with a touch of theatre. After an innovative amuse bouche you’ll be captivated by the small seasonal, foraged tart that belies many ingredients like asparagus, edamame beans, sugar snap peas, salted plum, atchar, edible flowers, freshly smoked broccolini and an avocado and pea mousse. Every course is coupled with an aromatic tea–this course is paired with peach jasmine oolong. Chef Anwar Abdullatief has created an unforgettable vetkoek served on a cauliflower custard and mixed herb crumb with a savoury fig and plum chutney. Its companion? Caramel blue spicy tea.

Chef Anwar and his talented team change the menu every two months, with every dish inspired by nature and designed around their space, team, and operation. They focus on humble ingredients, bringing them together to craft works of art with flavours that truly resonate.

Reviews (414)

4.7 out of 5.0
Based on the past 12 months
Food 4.8
Value 4.6
Service 4.8
Ambience 4.6
  • Dawood d. Dined: 4 days ago
    4.8
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 4.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 04 Dec 24
    Excellent food, excellent service! Really high quality food preparation, lovely diversity of flavours within the course and high-quality, fresh food by a high quality chef. Went for an early lunch at midday, perhaps not the best time with trucks delivering products at the same time, but looking forward to experiencing the atmosphere over the dinner service soon. Ausgezeichnetes Essen, ausgezeichnete Servicemitarbeiter! Wirklich hochwertige Zubereitung von Speisen, schöne Vielfalt an Speisen im Menü und hochwertige, frische Lebensmittel von einem hochwertigen Koch. Waren zu einem frühen Mittagessen um die Mittagszeit dort, vielleicht nicht die beste Zeit, da gleichzeitig Lieferwagen Produkte anliefern, aber freuen uns darauf, bald die Atmosphäre während des Abendessens zu erleben. Excellent nourriture, excellents serveurs et serveuses ! Préparation de la nourriture de très haute qualité, belle diversité de plats au menu et alimentation fraîche de qualité par un chef de haut niveau. Nous sommes allés pour un déjeuner tôt à midi, peut-être pas le meilleur moment avec les camions livrant des produits en même temps, mais nous avons hâte de vivre l'atmosphère pendant le service du dîner bientôt. طعام ممتاز، وخدمة ممتازة من النساء والرجال! إعداد طعام عالي الجودة حقًا، تنوع جميل في الأطعمة ضمن القائمة وطعام طازج عالي الجودة من طرف طاهٍ من الطراز العالي. ذهبنا لتناول غداء مبكر في الظهر، ربما ليس أفضل وقت مع وصول الشاحنات التي تسلم المنتجات في نفس الوقت، ولكننا نتطلع إلى تجربة الأجواء خلال خدمة العشاء قريبًا.

  • Yusuf L. Dined: 1 week ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 04 Dec 24
    Absolutely amazing. Get's better every time I go.

  • Fatima C. Dined: 1 week ago
    3.3
    Food 3.0
    Value 3.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 2.0

    Reviewed on: Sun 01 Dec 24
    The food was overall average and I think an acquired taste. The pre-starter stood out positively, but the sweet bread course and syrup-dipped biscuits weren’t enjoyable. The tempura prawns were a highlight, while the short rib felt too rich and would have benefitted from a lighter sauce. Also abit of burnt notes were coming from the short rib dish which wasn't altogether pleasant. The palate cleanser, served on a bed of cinnamon sticks, was a surprising and I felt unnecessary waste. I wanted to take the cinnamon sticks home! Despite not having a sweet tooth, dessert was fine. Service was excellent, but the location was hard to find, poorly signposted, and felt a bit unsafe, especially at night.

  • Tasneem D. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • ilhaam a. Dined: 2 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0
  • Luqman H. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Mon 18 Nov 24
    Amazing from start to finish, would highly recommend. Food was next level and service was impeccable. Will be returning shortly

  • Yaseen F. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Sat 16 Nov 24
    The full menu was really good. The flavours were well balanced. Each dish had a very well thought out theme and delivered excellent Flavor. You can really feel the effort and care in each dish. The experience was made really good. I would highly recommend anyone to experience happy uncles

  • Ruschda A. Dined: 3 weeks ago
    5
    Food 5.0
    Value 5.0
    Service 5.0
    Ambience 5.0

    Reviewed on: Wed 13 Nov 24
    Our waiter was awesome

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  • Monday CLOSED
  • Tuesday 18h30 - 22h00
  • Wednesday 18h30 - 22h00
  • Thursday 18h30 - 22h00
  • Friday 02h00
  • Saturday 18h30 - 22h00
  • Sunday CLOSED